The 2014 DRIVE4COPD 300 was the first stock car race of the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series season, and the 33rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, February 22, 2014, in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval superspeedway. The race was extended from 120 laps to 121 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. At race's end, Regan Smith, driving for JR Motorsports, would hold off Brad Keselowski in a photo finish for his 4th career NASCAR Nationwide Series win. Smith would beat Keselowski by 0.013 second.[1] To fill out the podium, Trevor Bayne of Roush Fenway Racing would finish third, respectively.

2014 DRIVE4COPD 300
Race details
Race 1 of 33 of the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series
Date February 22, 2014
Official name 33rd Annual DRIVE4COPD 300
Location Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance 121 laps, 302.5 mi (486.826 km)
Scheduled Distance 120 laps, 300 mi (480 km)
Average speed 148.204 miles per hour (238.511 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Turner Scott Motorsports
Time 46.856
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 44
Winner
No. 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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The layout of Daytona International Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

The race was held at Daytona International Speedway, which is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home of the Daytona 500, the most prestigious race in NASCAR as well as its season opening event. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosts races of ARCA, AMA Superbike, IMSA, SCCA, and Motocross. The track features multiple layouts including the primary 2.500 mi (4.023 km) high-speed tri-oval, a 3.560 mi (5.729 km) sports car course, a 2.950 mi (4.748 km) motorcycle course, and a 1,320 ft (402.3 m) karting and motorcycle flat-track. The track's 180-acre (72.8 ha) infield includes the 29-acre (11.7 ha) Lake Lloyd, which has hosted powerboat racing. The speedway is operated by NASCAR pursuant to a lease with the City of Daytona Beach on the property that runs until 2054.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
00 Jason White SR² Motorsports Toyota Police Sunglasses, Friday Night Tykes
01 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet G&K Services
2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Shore Lodge
3 Ty Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats
4 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Steel
6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford AdvoCare
7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet Ragú
9 Chase Elliott (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts
10 David Starr TriStar Motorsports Toyota BYF.org
11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota OneMain Financial
13 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Toyota OCR Gaz Bar
14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Toyota Hefty Ultimate, Reynolds Wrap
15 Carlos Contreras Rick Ware Racing Ford RaceTrac
16 Ryan Reed (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford Lilly Diabetes
17 Tanner Berryhill (R) Vision Racing Dodge BWP Bats
19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota Tweaker Energy Shot
20 Matt Kenseth (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Reser's Main Street Bistro
22 Brad Keselowski (i) Team Penske Ford Discount Tire
23 Robert Richardson Jr. R3 Motorsports Chevrolet Cornboard
24 Harrison Rhodes SR² Motorsports Toyota Hoodz-Ductz
28 Mike Wallace JGL Racing Dodge Unker's
29 Scott Lagasse Jr. RAB Racing Toyota Alert Today Florida
30 Danica Patrick (i) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet Florida Lottery
31 Dylan Kwasniewski (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet Rockstar, Fraternal Order of Eagles
37 Matt DiBenedetto Vision Racing Dodge National Cash Lenders
39 Ryan Sieg (R) (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet Pull-A-Part
40 Josh Wise (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet Curtis Key Plumbing
42 Kyle Larson (i) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet Axe
43 Dakoda Armstrong (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford WinField United
44 Blake Koch TriStar Motorsports Toyota Son of God
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet Jeremy Clements Racing
52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet TransLife
54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Monster Energy
55 Jamie Dick Viva Motorsports Chevrolet Viva Auto Group
60 Chris Buescher (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford Ford EcoBoost
62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
67 Clay Greenfield (i) Martins Motorsports Dodge Martins Motorsports
70 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Racing Chevrolet Charliesoap.com
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge Genesis Auto Body
76 Willie Allen (i) Martins Motorsports Dodge Diamond Gusset Jeans, Alpha Pro Solutions
80 Johnny Sauter (i) Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota Goodyear
84 Chad Boat (R) Billy Boat Motorsports Chevrolet CorvetteParts.net
85 Bobby Gerhart Bobby Gerhart Racing Chevrolet Lucas Oil
87 Joe Nemechek (i) NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing Toyota D. A. B. Constructors, pelletgrillusa.com
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet TaxSlayer
91 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota Supportmilitary.org
93 Matt Carter JGL Racing Dodge Guardian Digital Furnaces
98 David Ragan (i) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford Carroll Shelby Engine Company
99 James Buescher RAB Racing Toyota Rheem
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice session was held on Thursday, February 20, at 12:00 PM EST, and would last for 85 minutes.[2] Elliott Sadler of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 47.876 and an average speed of 187.986 miles per hour (302.534 km/h).

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 47.876 187.986
2 20 Matt Kenseth (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 47.904 187.876
3 54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 47.937 187.746
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

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The third and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Thursday, February 20, at 3:00 PM EST, and would last for 85 minutes.[2] Bobby Gerhart of Bobby Gerhart Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 47.533 and an average speed of 189.342 miles per hour (304.716 km/h).

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 85 Bobby Gerhart Bobby Gerhart Racing Chevrolet 47.533 189.342
2 29 Scott Lagasse Jr. RAB Racing Toyota 47.559 189.239
3 16 Ryan Reed (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 47.710 188.640
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Friday, February 21, at 1:10 PM EST.[2] Since Daytona International Speedway is at least 1.25 miles (2.01 km), the qualifying system was a multi-car system that included three rounds. The first round was 25 minutes, where every driver would be able to set a lap within the 25 minutes. Then, the second round would consist of the fastest 24 cars in Round 1, and drivers would have 10 minutes to set a lap. Round 3 consisted of the fastest 12 drivers from Round 2, and the drivers would have 5 minutes to set a time. Whoever was fastest in Round 3 would win the pole.[3]

Qualifying was cancelled after the first round, due to inclement weather. Dylan Kwasniewski of Turner Scott Motorsports would win the pole after setting a fast enough time in the round, with a time of 46.856 and an average speed of 192.078 mph (309.120 km/h).[4]

Nine drivers would fail to qualify: David Ragan, Tanner Berryhill, Chris Buescher, Willie Allen, Matt Carter, Matt DiBenedetto, Carl Long, Carlos Contreras, and Clay Greenfield.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 31 Dylan Kwasniewski (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 46.856 192.078
2 42 Kyle Larson (i) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 46.857 192.074
3 30 Danica Patrick (i) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 46.867 192.033
4 54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 46.968 191.620
5 11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 46.968 191.620
6 20 Matt Kenseth (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 46.982 191.563
7 55 Jamie Dick Viva Motorsports Chevrolet 47.173 190.787
8 91 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota 47.174 190.783
9 80 Johnny Sauter (i) Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 47.185 190.739
10 10 David Starr TriStar Motorsports Toyota 47.189 190.722
11 44 Blake Koch TriStar Motorsports Toyota 47.201 190.674
12 19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota 47.208 190.646
13 14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Toyota 47.213 190.625
14 99 James Buescher RAB Racing Toyota 47.274 190.379
15 24 Harrison Rhodes SR² Motorsports Toyota 47.383 189.942
16 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 47.391 189.909
17 22 Brad Keselowski (i) Team Penske Ford 47.407 189.845
18 85 Bobby Gerhart Bobby Gerhart Racing Chevrolet 47.414 189.817
19 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 47.431 189.749
20 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 47.432 189.745
21 23 Robert Richardson Jr. R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 47.454 189.657
22 29 Scott Lagasse Jr. RAB Racing Toyota 47.455 189.653
23 3 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 47.474 189.577
24 28 Mike Wallace JGL Racing Dodge 47.476 189.569
25 87 Joe Nemechek (i) NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing Toyota 47.476 189.569
26 9 Chase Elliott (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 47.484 189.538
27 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 47.517 189.406
28 00 Jason White SR² Motorsports Toyota 47.559 189.239
29 39 Ryan Sieg (R) (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet 47.575 189.175
30 43 Dakoda Armstrong (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 47.719 188.604
31 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 47.741 188.517
32 40 Josh Wise (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 47.941 187.731
Qualified by owner's points
33 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 47.991 187.535
34 01 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 48.122 187.025
35 70 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Racing Chevrolet 48.885 184.106
36 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 49.361 182.330
37 4 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet 49.659 181.236
38 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 50.094 179.662
39 16 Ryan Reed (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford - -
Qualified by time
40 84 Chad Boat (R) Billy Boat Motorsports Chevrolet 47.559 189.239
Failed to qualify
41 98 David Ragan (i) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 47.676 188.774
42 17 Tanner Berryhill (R) Vision Racing Dodge 47.688 188.727
43 60 Chris Buescher (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 47.730 188.561
44 76 Willie Allen (i) Martins Motorsports Dodge 47.745 188.501
45 93 Matt Carter JGL Racing Dodge 47.761 188.438
46 37 Matt DiBenedetto Vision Racing Dodge 47.768 188.411
47 13 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Toyota 48.053 187.293
48 15 Carlos Contreras Rick Ware Racing Ford 48.565 185.319
49 67 Clay Greenfield (i) Martins Motorsports Dodge 48.648 185.002
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 19 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 121 35 Running 47 $122,152
2 17 22 Brad Keselowski (i) Team Penske Ford 121 11 Running 0 $92,585
3 31 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 121 0 Running 41 $87,066
4 4 54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 121 44 Running 0 $74,785
5 5 11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 121 0 Running 39 $70,051
6 27 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 121 0 Running 38 $65,276
7 23 3 Ty Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 121 0 Running 37 $63,776
8 1 31 Dylan Kwasniewski (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 121 0 Running 36 $65,601
9 29 39 Ryan Sieg (R) (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet 121 0 Running 0 $60,851
10 2 42 Kyle Larson (i) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 121 1 Running 0 $61,001
11 16 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 121 28 Running 0 $52,195
12 24 87 Joe Nemechek (i) NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing Toyota 121 0 Running 32 $58,026
13 25 28 Mike Wallace JGL Racing Dodge 121 0 Running 31 $51,345
14 6 20 Matt Kenseth (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 121 0 Running 0 $51,020
15 26 9 Chase Elliott (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 121 0 Running 29 $57,576
16 14 99 James Buescher RAB Racing Toyota 121 0 Running 28 $56,826
17 20 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 121 0 Running 27 $56,376
18 39 16 Ryan Reed (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 121 0 Running 26 $56,251
19 3 30 Danica Patrick (i) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 121 0 Running 0 $50,070
20 12 19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota 121 0 Running 24 $56,701
21 34 01 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 121 0 Running 23 $55,876
22 11 44 Blake Koch TriStar Motorsports Toyota 121 0 Running 22 $55,746
23 30 43 Dakoda Armstrong (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 121 0 Running 21 $55,571
24 40 84 Chad Boat (R) Billy Boat Motorsports Chevrolet 121 0 Running 20 $49,240
25 10 10 David Starr TriStar Motorsports Toyota 121 0 Running 19 $55,796
26 22 29 Scott Lagasse Jr. RAB Racing Toyota 121 0 Running 18 $55,171
27 7 55 Jamie Dick Viva Motorsports Chevrolet 121 2 Running 18 $55,071
28 9 80 Johnny Sauter (i) Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 120 0 Running 0 $48,765
29 33 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 120 0 Running 15 $54,871
30 37 4 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet 120 0 Running 14 $55,046
31 28 00 Jason White SR² Motorsports Toyota 119 0 Running 13 $54,571
32 36 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 119 0 Running 12 $54,476
33 18 85 Bobby Gerhart Bobby Gerhart Racing Chevrolet 118 0 Running 11 $54,426
34 38 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 117 0 Running 10 $54,371
35 13 14 Eric McClure TriStarr Motorsports Toyota 115 0 Accident 9 $54,204
36 32 40 Josh Wise (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 114 0 Running 0 $48,391
37 35 70 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Racing Chevrolet 114 0 Running 7 $48,326
38 21 23 Robert Richardson Jr. R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 12 0 Engine 6 $42,059
39 15 24 Harrison Rhodes SR² Motorsports Toyota 8 0 Engine 5 $40,960
40 8 91 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota 3 0 Vibration 4 $40,910
Failed to qualify
41 98 David Ragan (i) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford
42 17 Tanner Berryhill (R) Vision Racing Dodge
43 60 Chris Buescher (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford
44 76 Willie Allen (i) Martins Motorsports Dodge
45 93 Matt Carter JGL Racing Dodge
46 37 Matt DiBenedetto Vision Racing Dodge
47 13 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Toyota
48 15 Carlos Contreras Rick Ware Racing Ford
49 67 Clay Greenfield (i) Martins Motorsports Dodge
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "Regan Smith wins Daytona Nationwide race in nailbiter". USA TODAY. Associated Press. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  2. ^ a b c "2014 NASCAR Nationwide Daytona Race Info". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on 2014-03-05. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  3. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  4. ^ "Rookie Dylan Kwasniewski on pole". ESPN.com. 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
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